The second stage of the walk is from Battle , running through Westfield , Icklesham
, and Winchelsea to the harbour town of Rye . The area has magnificent views and the
medieval town of Winchelsea is beautiful. The town of Rye was once the centre of
smuggling , mostly the export of wool from the Romney Marsh , and the import of
Tobacco and Spirits to and from the mainland of europe.

The 1066 Country walk is steeped in history, and takes you from Roman times via Saxon then
Norman , the Wealden iron industry and finally to smuggling.